Memo recorder



Aug. 29, 1950 B. A. BARRETT I 2,520,707

' MEMO RECORDER Filed June 24, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEY B. A.BARRETT MEMO RECORDER Aug. 29, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 24, 19464 5 as IE 56a 5 6 J {fir ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 29, 1950 MEMo- RECORDER)Bernard Alvin Barrett, Vancouver, British Col mbia, anada ApplicationJune 24, 1946, Serial No. 678,722

19; Claims.

This invention relates to a device for providing a record roll on whichnotes: be made-i Q slips for this purpose while making a record of anynotes made on the slips.

A great many people who. work in ofiioes and other places of businessmake numerous notes on scratch pads or slips of paper throughout theday, usually as reminders to do certain There is no way of checkingwhether everything has been done and if a slip islost or misplaced, thework is not done. Furthermore; there is: no Way of checking toascertainwhether the full instructions have been complied with.

The object of the present invention is the provision of a device adaptedto, provide a record roll on which notes-may cc-made, or slips of paperon which notes may be made inthe ordinary way and which makes a recordofthe. notes so. that. a person may periodically check back ta see whetheror not everything has been done. The device may also be turned back inorder to make surethat: the instructions have been properly carried out,or for anyother purpose.

This memo recorder provides slips of a paper of any desired length orslips of apredetermined length upon which notes may be made. At. thesametime, these notes are transferred to. another piece of paper which iswound on to a roll so that it will be available when desired.

The invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the memo recorder,

Figure 2 is a side elevation with the: near side removed,

Figure 3- is a plan view of the device with the top: removed and:certain partsomittedfor the sake of clarity,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective of one: end of the recorder withsome parts: removed, Figure-5 1s a side elevation similar to- Fig re 2*of one-end of an alternative form of the invention, Figure 6 is afragmentary plan view ofpart of the alternative shown in Figure 5, and-Figure'l' is a fragmentary side elevation ofstill sleeve 21 towardstheslot H1 Theslotl it acts as atearme edge, as. will nere nafiterappar.

A. roll of. paper- 21': i remov bly moun ed in one endcf the casi g; onatransverse-bol or shaft 22, and a strip of paper 231 from; said rollextend hem/eon relatively; large flanges. 24- and beneath a core 25 mouned on a transverse shaft or belt 26, over a transverse roller 21mounted; near top of! the casina u s antially midway b ween th ends:thereon and: ro nd another tra sverse relier t8 mounted near theopposite end of the casing adjacent. the top thereon Af r pa ing arounhe roller 28, the strip 2&- merge h ough. the not I6; s strip passesover the ten l3: beneath the guides ,l8,, down through slot 1.11, overaroller a loca d n r the:- op of the ca ing a ovean betweenthe shafts2-2 and 26, nd: down between theflanges 2.4 on the ore 2-5, Thiseorewhas a slot, 3 t iormed therein adapted to receive the end of thestrip of paperso that the latter may he wound thereon The strips 23 and29 formareeerel st pf r he device- With this arrangement, the recordstrip may be unwound from the; roll 2|; and after it passes over the topHi of the ca ing, it is wound on the core 2%. The flanges 24 are-fixedto and rotate with the core; 2.5,v and act a guides for th paper as itcomes; 015 the roll 2 I and both before and while itwindson the; core25. Itwil-l be noted that the flanges; 24, overlap. the roll 2| so that,it is impossible for the record strip to: get out of alignment betweenthis roll and the: cor 25 so lon as the paper in the roll is overlapped;by the flan es This overlapping; condition can be made to-continueas-lons-r as desired, depending uponthe diameter of. the.- flanges anthe sizeof paper roll used,

The head 35, see Figure .,of the shaft or belt at is countersunk inaboss 38 formed: on the inner surface; of the wall I2. Theopposite end.of; the bolt isjthreadeds into a sleeve 31' which; extends through a.boss 3.8 formed onthe outer surtace or the wall I sleev has an annularshoulder 39 termed on its inner; end which acts as a; p cer t r. the adin fla ge 2A, whil a knob 40,; is: fixedly secur d to the: oute 91 G20said When the bolt is: tightened, thehead: is drawn against flange 214:and the le ve aii drawn in the pposite. direction: so that th fianee andcore iorm a single unit which be rotated by means of the knob 41h One orboth of the flaneesz l' are removablerfrom the: core 2 E in order that,when: the bolt 25 is withdrawn any paper whichis rolled on the coremaybe removed therepoints adjacent each end of the slot I6 partway from;

' provided inside the wall I i and a felt ring 52 may be located betweenthe boss 38 and a knob 43 by 'means of which the roll 2i may be turned.The washer and felt ring form a friction assembly which prevents theroll 25 from turning too freely. A handle a l pivoted to the knob 53 maybe' pro videdin order that the latter may be turned relatively fast.Thus, the knob 46 may be turned to move the paper from the roll 2| tothe core 25,

and the knob d3 turned to reverse this movement.

'of the casing l6 near its bottom beneath the slot I6. This. yoke hasupwardly extending projections 48 which carry a transverse shaft'49 onwhich one or more rubber rollers 50 is or are mounted. A spring 55, seeFigure 2, normally urges theinnen end of the yoke upwardly and,consequently, tends to keep the rollers 58 away from the roller 28, butsaid end may be depressed until the rollers 56 are pressed against theroller 28 or against any paper passing therebetween. A

handle 52, see Figure'3, extends from the inner end of the yoke througha slot in the side !2,

whereby the end of the yoke may be depressed.

A roll of paper 55 rests on the bottom It in a compartment formed bysaid bottom and spaced cross members 56 which may be supported fromthe'sides of the casing, as shown,

or fromthe bottom It. Spacers 56a prevent endwise movement of this roll.A strip of. paper 51 extends from this roll over a platform 58 mountedon the bottom [4 between vertical guidesfie, between the rollers 28 and50 beneath the strip 23, through the slot l5, and up over the top l3between the guides [8,where it terminates.

lever 61 has a shoulder 69 adapted to fit over a portion of the handle52 which projects out wardly from the yoke to hold down the inner endthereof. A spring H normally urges said shoulder towards the handle, andthe lever is provided with a face 72 which bears against the handle 52when the inner end of the yoke is not depressed.

When the yoke is depressed by means of the handle 52, said handle movesdownwardly off the face 12 of the lever 6'! until it is engaged by theshoulder 69. Thus the yoke is locked down until the finger 66 movesaround and pivots the lever 67 to" disengage the shoulder from thehandle and allowing the spring 5| to return the yoke to its normalposition. A counterweight 13 may be provided on the shaft 65 to ensurethe finger 66 moving past the lever 6'! after it has released the yoke.i a 7 'When the yoke is depressed in this manner,

'the'memo strip feeds with the record strip until a, slip of apredetermined size is produced on This strip forms a memo strip, andsuitable transfer means is provided between it and the strip 23. Forexample, the memo strip may be carboned on the side thereof facing thestrip 23.

NQrmalIy When the knob 4c is turned to wind the record strip from theroll 2! on to the core 25, the memo strip 5'! does not move. The weightof the roll 55 on the bottom It! creates sufficient friction to preventthis paper from moving when it is not required. However, when the handle52 is depressed, the rollers 50 press the memo strip against the recordstrip and the roller 28, so that said strips move in unison. When notes'are made on the memo strip, they are inscribed on'the record strip sothat when a slip is torn from the memo strip, the notes arepermanentlyrecorded on the other strip. The knob'43 maybe turned tounwind; any amount of the record strip from the core 25 in order thatthe notes thereon may be reviewed.

Thememo stripl51 may move only'while the handle 52 is depressed, asdescribed above, or

suitable means may be provided for producing slips of a predeterminedsize. Figures 2 and 4 illustrate one means of accomplishingfthis. gear63 is mounted on one end'of the shaft 49 and meshes 'with'another gear64 mounted on the end of a transverse shaft 65 carried by the yoke 46.This latter shaft has a finger 66 on its opposite end which isladaptedto engage one the top of the casing. As the gears 53 and 64 are turningwhile this is being done, the finger 66 moves around to cause the handle52 to be disengaged, thus freeing the memo strip from the record strip.7 7

Figures 5 and .6 show means for producing a memo slip of indefinitelength without the necessity of holding the handle 52 down while it isbeing done. In this case, a shaft l5'extends across the casing near theinner end of the yoke and has a projection 16over1apping said yoke. Therod l5 has a handle 71' outside the casing which maybe depressed tocause the projection 16 to depress the yoke. Suitable means, such as aboss 18, is provided for retaining the handle I! down until it is movedupwardly again. Thus the slip is continuously formed until this handleis'raised.

Figure 7 illustrates one way of turning the core 25 faster than it canbe done by means of the knob 46. A ratchet wheel 89 is mounted on theshaft-26 and it is engaged by a spring-loaded pawl 8| pivotally mountedon a lever 82 which is pivoted at 83 onthe wall II and is offset toextend through a slot 84 insaid wall. A spring 84 normally holds theinner end of the lever'83 down. When the outer end of this lever isdepressed, the pawl 8| rapidly turns the ratchet wheel which rotates theshaft 26 and the core 25.

What I claim as my invention is: V

1. A memo recorder comprising a casing, means in the casingfor'receiving record paper in strip form, rotatable means in the casingfor receiving the record strip from the first means, means for rotatingthe rotatable means to move the strip thereupon, a portion of said stripbeing exposed outside the'casing, means for receiving memo paper instrip form, said memo strip extending out of the casing and overlappingat least a portion'of the xposed part of the record strip, transfermeans between the overlapped strips, and. means for selectively pressingthe strips together to cause the memo strip to move in unison with therecord strip.

2. A memo recorder according to claiml including means for automaticallystopping the movement of the memo strip after it has moved apredetermined distance.

3. A memo recorder according to claim 1 including means for causing thememo strip to move with the record strip until said means is released.

acad'rov 4. A memo recorder comprising a casing, means in the casing forreceiving record paper in strip form, rotatable means. in the casing forreceiving the. record strip. from the; first means, means for rotatingthe rotatable means to move the strip thereupon, aportion of said stripbeing. exposed outside the, casing, meansfor receiving memo paper instrip form, said memo stripextending out of the casing and. overlappingat least a portion of the exposed part of the record strip, transfermeans between the overlapped strips", a roller in the casing over whichthe memo and record strips pass before emerging from the casing, andmeans for selectively pressing the said strips together and against theroller to cause the memo strip to move in unison with the record strip..

5. A memo recorder comprising a casing, means in the casing forreceiving record paper in strip form, rotatable means in the casing'f'orreceiving the record strip from the first means, means for. rotating therotatable means to move the strip thereupon, a portion of said stripbeing exposed outside the. casing, means for receiving memo paper instrip form, said memo strip extending out. of the casing. and.overlapping at least a portion of the exposed part ofthe record strip,transfer means between. the overlapped strips, a roller in the casingover which the memo and record strips pass before emerging from thecasing, a yoke pivotally mounted at one end' in the casing beneath theroller, at least one roller mounted on the yoke above its pivot adjacentthe first roller, and spring means normally retaining the yoke with it'sroller away from said first roller, said yoke being movable to cause itsroller to press the memo and record strips together and against thefirst roller.

6. A device according to claim 5 including means'for retaining the yokewith its roller-pressing the memo and record strips together apredetermined time.

7. A device according to claim 5 including means for retaining theyoke-with. its roller-pressing the memo and record strips together untilsaid means is released.

8. memo recorder comprising a casing, a core removably mounted in thecasing, a relatively large flange at each end of the core, means forremovably mounting a roll of paper in the casing in line with the corewith its axis parallel with said core, a strip of paper from said rollextending out of the casing over a portion of the top thereof and backinto the casing, and a plurality of guides in the casing for directingthe strip of paper between the flanges both before it leaves the casingand after it returns thereto.

9. A device according to claim 8 in which the flanges overlap at least aportion of the roll of paper when it is placed in the casing.

10. A memo recorder comprising a casing, means for removably mounting aroll of paper in the casing, the axis of said roll extendingtransversely of the casing, a core removably mounted in the casing andextending transversely thereof in line with the roll mounting means, arelatively large flange at each end of the core, a strip of paper fromsaid roll extending out of the casing over a portion of the top thereofand back into the casing, means for turning the roll of paper and thecore, a plurality of guides in the casing for directing the strip ofpaper between the flanges both before it leaves the casing and after itreturns thereto, and means for applying tension to said strip of paper.

11 A memo recorder comprising a casing having spaced transverse slots inthe topthereof, means for mounting a roll ofpaper in the casing adjacentone end, a core mounted in the casing near the roll, means for turningthe core, a relatively'large flange at each-end of the core, a rollernear the topof the casing spaced from the core, a second roller adjacentthe top of the casing between the roll and the core, and means fordirecting'a stripof paper from the roll between the flangesbeneath thecore, over the first roller, out and in through the slots in the casing,over the second roller, and between the flanges on to the core.

12-. A memo recorder comprising a casing, means for removably mounting aroll of paper in the casing, the axis of said roll extendingtransversely of the casing, a core removably mounted in the casing andextending transversely thereof in line with the roll mounting means, arelatively large flangeat' each end'of the core, a plurality of guidesin the casing for directing a record strip from the roll between theflanges, over a portion of'the top of the casing, and between theflanges on to the core, means in the casing for receiving another rollof paper fromwhich a memo strip extends out of-the casing overlaps at,least. a. portion of the oxposed part'of the record strip, transfermeans between the overlapped strips, and control means for selectively"causing the memostrip to, move in unison with the record strip..

13.. A deviceaccordingto claim 12 in which the casinghas a compartmentwith a bottom and the memo roll rests. on said bottom.

14. A memo recorder comprising a casing, means. for removably mounting aroll of paper in the casing, the axis of. said roll extendingtransversely of the casing, a core removably mounted in the casing andextending transverse- 1y thereof in line with. the roll mounting means,a relatively large flange ateach end of the core, a plurality of guidesinthe casing for directing a record strip from the roll between theflanges, over a portion of the top of the casing, and between theflanges on to the core, means in the casing for receiving another rollof paper from which a memo strip extends out of the casing and overlapsat least a portion of the exposed part of the record strip, transfermeans between the overlapped strips, control means for selectivelycausing the memo strip to move in unison with the record strip, andmeans for automatically stopping the movement of the memo strip after ithas moved a predetermined distance.

15. A memo recorder comprising a casing, means for removably mounting aroll of paper in the casing, the axis of said roll extendingtransversely of the casing, a core removably mounted in the casing andextending transversely thereof in line with the roll mounting means, arelatively large flange at each end of the core, a plurality of guidesin the casing for directing a record strip from the roll between theflanges, ove a portion of the top of the casing, and between the flangeson to the core, means in the casing for receiving another roll of paperfrom which a memo strip extends out of the casing and overlaps at leasta portion of the exposed part of the record strip, transfer meansbetween the overlapped strips, a roller in the casing over which thememo and record strips pass before emerging from the casing, and meansfor selectively pressing the said strips together and against -therollerv to cause the memo strip to move in unison with the record strip.7

16. A memo recorder comprising a casing, means for removably mounting aroll of 7 paper inlthe casing, the axis of said roll extending means forapplying tension to the memo strip.

19. A memo recorder comprising a casing havingspaced transverse slots inthe top thereof,

7 means for mounting a roll of paper in the casing transversely of thecasing, a core removably mounted in the casing and extendingtransversely thereof in line with the roll mounting means, large flangeat each end of the core, a plurality of guides in the casing fordirecting a record strip from the roll between the flanges, over aportion of the top of the casing, and between the flanges'on to thecore, means in the casing for receiving another roll of paper from whicha memo'strip extends out of the casing and overlaps at least'a portionof the exposed part of the 'record'st'rip, transfer means between theoverlapped strips, a roller in the casing over which them'emo and recordstrips pass before emerging from the casing; a yoke -pivotally mountedat one end inthe casingbeneath the roller, at least one roller; andspringmeans normally retaining the yoke with its roller away from saidfirst roller, said yoke being movably to cause its roller to press thememo and record strips together and against the first roller. 7

17. A memo recorder comprising a casing, a core-removably mounted in thecasing, a relatively' large flange at each end of the core, means 'forremovably mounting a roll of paper in the casing in line with-the corewith its axis parallel with said core, means for turning the roll ofpaperand the core, a plurality of guides in the casing for directing arecord strip from theroll between the flanges, over a portion of the topof the casing, and betweenthe flanges on to the core, means for applyingtension to the record. strip, means in the casing for receiving another.roll of paper from which a me'mo strip extends out of the casing andoverlaps at least a portion of the exposed part of therecordstrip,transfer means between the overlapped strips, and means for selectivelycausing the memo strip to move in unison with the record strip. r w

,18. A device according to claim 17 including adjacent one end fromwhich arrecord strip extends, a core mounted inthe casing near the roll,means for turning the core, a relatively large flange at each end of thecore, a roller near the top of the casing spaced from the core, a secondroller adjacent the top of the casing. between the roll and the core,said record strip extending, from the roll between the flanges beneaththe core, over the first roller, out and in through the slots in thecasing, over the second roller, and

between the flanges on to the core, means in the casing for receivinganother roll or paper from which a memo strip extends out of the casingand overlaps at least a portion of the exposed part ofthe record strip,transfer means betweenthe overlapped strips, a roller in the casing overwhich the memo and record strips pass before emerging from the casing, ayoke pivotally mounted at one end in-the casing'beneath the roller, atleast one roller mounted on the yoke P above its pivot adjacent thefirst roller, and a spring means normally'retaining the yoke with itsroller away from said first roller, said yoke bein movable to cause itsroller to press the memo and record strips together and against thefirstroller. Y

BERNARD ALVIN BARRETT.

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